Part 3, England 1820: Chapters 34-35 Summary

In chapter 34, Clayton and Whitney live in wedded bliss, spending some time in France for their wedding trip before returning home and taking up their roles as the Duke and Duchess of Claymore. Whitney and Clayton go everywhere together, giving the social gossips a great deal about which to talk. After five months, Whitney realizes she is pregnant. Whitney is nervous about telling Clayton because they never really talked about having children. Whitney decides to tell Clayton by leaving a baby outfit she embroidered a W on in her stationary drawer and then to send him up there on a false errand. Clayton begins searching through the desk, searching for a half-written letter Whitney asked for, only to find a letter written to an unnamed man in which Whitney claims to be pregnant. Clayton becomes enraged, believing...